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A TIME MUST-READ FOR 2024
THE REESE'S BOOK CLUB PICK FOR MARCH 2024
'I have goosebumps just talking about this story' REESE WITHERSPOON
'Smart, funny - and furious' MARIE CLAIRE
'Genre-busting ... A clear-eyed deconstruction of skewed value systems' FINANCIAL TIMES
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Who gets to leave a legacy?
1985. Anita…
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1 author picked Anita de Monte Laughs Last as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
This is a novel about power politics in a marriage and in the art world and about the struggle of a newcomer against the establishment. It is also about how a person is remembered and how close our memories come to her true nature.
Gonzales' novel is completely realistic until it isn’t: The protagonist, Anita, is murdered, but she comes back as a ghost to haunt those who suppressed her. The book is a great read because it is lively and funny, but also because it deals with a serious (and my favourite) subject: sorting out what’s real and what’s…
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